2000 South Korean legislative election

Legislative elections were held in South Korea on 13 April 2000 to elect the 273 members of the National Assembly.^[1] Opinion polls suggested that the ruling Millennium Democratic Party (MDP) would win the most seats, but the conservative Grand National Party (GNP) emerged as the largest party, winning 133 of the 273 seats. The MDP won 115 seats, while the United Liberal Democrats (ULD) won 17 seats.^[2]

Quick facts All 273 seats in the National Assembly 137 seats needed for a majority, Turnout ...

2000 South Korean legislative election

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All 273 seats in the National Assembly 137 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	57.22% ( 6.69pp)
Majority party Minority party Third party   Leader Lee Hoi-chang Kim Dae-jung Kim Jong-pil Party Grand National Millennium Democratic United Liberal Democrats Alliance Alliance of DJP Alliance of DJP Last election 140 seats[a] 79 seats[b] 50 seats Seats won 133 115 17 Seat change 7 36 33 Popular vote 7,365,359 6,780,625 1,859,331 Percentage 38.96% 35.87% 9.84% Swing 6.79pp 10.57pp 6.33pp
Results of the election.
Speaker before election Park Jyun-kyu United Liberal Democrats Elected Speaker Lee Man-sup Millennium Democratic

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As no party won the 137 seats required for a majority, the election resulted in a hung National Assembly.

Following the election, the Millennium Democratic Party, the United Liberal Democrats and the Democratic People's Party (DPP) formed a coalition to gain a majority. The coalition ended in 2001 when the ULD withdrew its support and joined the conservative opposition. Seven ULD lawmakers later defected to the Grand National Party, giving it a majority.